Waning · 0.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 02°
New Moon at
19:44UTC
Moon phase on April 27, 2006New Moon
On Thursday, April 27, 2006, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.1 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.1 dMoon age
366,702 km227,858 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (3°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 27, 2006 is on Thursday, April 13, 2006 at 16:40 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 27, 2006 at 19:44 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, April 21, 2006 | 03:29 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, April 27, 2006 | 19:44 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, May 5, 2006 | 05:13 |
The Moon around April 27
More about this date
Thursday, April 27, 2006 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 29, 2006 to the new moon of April 27, 2006, a cycle of 29.39 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 2006, or the whole moon calendar 2006.
- The same date one year apart: 2005 · 2007.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.